Acts 14:17

"Yet He did not leave Himself without witness" God had been very active in history. Not only does the creation itself bear witness to God's existence (Psalms 19:1 ff; Romans 1:20), but God also had provided many providential demonstrations of His existence and of His moral character and goodness. "In that He did good and gave you gains from heaven and fruitful seasons" Even though the people in the ancient world believed that Zeus sent the rains, the truth is that living God had sent all such rains which had resulted in fruitful seasons. Notice that the rain and all weather is under God's control. Rain helps the crops to grow and that is one of the evidences of the good constantly done by God. "It is part of the evidence that God is actively doing good in His world that so few seasons are unfruitful. Just after the flood, God promised seed time and harvest as long. the earth stands (Genesis 8:22)" (Reese p. 512). Compare with Luke 6:35. Man often overlooks such basic and simple daily blessings. The rain might seem like an inconvenience at times to modern man, but without it, we would all starve to death, and world economies would come to. grinding halt. Yet the priceless rain is given by God to all men and it is given free of charge. "Satisfying your hearts with food and gladness" The results of such blessings are that human needs are met and men and women are joyful and happy. Even the unbeliever cannot be happy without God. for he or she depends upon God's earthly blessings for happiness. Thus it is hypocritical for. well-fed atheist to lecture on why man does not need God.

The reason that God sends the rains on the just and unjust is because if God excluded the sinner from things like rains and harvests, everyone would want to be on the Lord's side (not because they loved Him or believed in Him), but because they merely wanted earthly benefits. Thus men would serve God for the reason that the devil claimed that Job served the Lord.